The 43rd episode of the Progress Educational Trust podcast discusses discusses the genetics and genomics of various forms of donor conception, and related scientific and ethical issues.
The discussion originally took place at the PET Annual Conference (see BioNews 1320) and features Professor Karen Sermon, Professor Stéphane Viville, Professor Dagan Wells, Professor Michael Parker and Debbie Kennett.
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Listen to "Donor Conception and Genomics: Sperm, Eggs, Embryos, Mitochondria" on Spreaker.
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We would like to thank Jon Nicoll (who created the opening and closing music for our podcast), and also the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (which supported the conference session featured in the 43rd episode).
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